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About the Course

Typography is the art of manipulating the visual form of language to enrich and control its meaning. It’s an essential area of skill and knowledge for graphic designers. Typography predates modern graphic design by around 500 years; it is rich in rules, conventions, and esoteric terminology—but it remains an exciting space for invention and expression. In this rigorous introductory course, we will study, name, and measure the characteristics of letterforms. We’ll consider the pragmatic concerns involved in selecting and combining type. We’ll peek into the 
rich historical, cultural, and aesthetic histories of familiar typefaces. We’ll discuss time-tested conventions and best practices in setting type, as governed by principles of hierarchy and spatial organization. And we’ll explore the expressive, meaning-making potential of type. Informative lectures will be complemented by a series of three peer-assessed assignments, culminating 
in an opportunity to design a full-scale typographic poster. Please note that this is not a software course; a basic working knowledge of Adobe InDesign or other 
page layout software will be assumed. You will need access to a computer and page layout software, such as InDesign, to complete the assignments....

Top reviews

MB

Jul 25, 2020

The course is very interesting and well presented, the assignments are really helpful for the learning process. I would recommend to anyone interested in design, art, web design or just for curiosity.

BG

Aug 3, 2020

I thought the assignments worked really cohesively with one another. It helped to keep terms and skills in mind from one assignment to the next. The lecture videos were great, short, and to the point.

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By Thomas M

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Jun 9, 2019

Thanks to this course, i learned a lot!!.

By SADIA A

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Oct 3, 2017

good course,for understanding typography.

By Isaac B

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Jun 6, 2017

Fantastic course and well worth the time.

By Sanda L

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Apr 27, 2016

Nice for practice and for some resources.

By Lisa M L

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Nov 6, 2022

An excellent Introduction to Typography!

By Rafaya N

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Oct 2, 2021

It was great, I learned a lot of things.

By Shahadat A

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Apr 18, 2019

Very nice experience to understand learn

By Dina D

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Oct 8, 2018

I really enjoyed this course, thank you!

By ARUNAVA R

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Jun 9, 2016

This is good introduction on Typography.

By Ximena R

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Apr 17, 2022

Este curso e4s buenisimo lo recomiendo.

By Sara S

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Aug 21, 2020

Excellent information and introduction.

By Fatema R B

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Jun 27, 2020

Get to know about typographic concepts.

By Kat W

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Sep 24, 2016

Great lessons. Concise and interesting.

By Olga K

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Apr 8, 2020

Very interesting, very well delivered!

By Alexander M A S

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Nov 8, 2019

Excellent course and excellent teacher

By Luisa M E C

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Jun 17, 2017

I had a great time taking this course!

By Katarina

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Nov 10, 2016

very good quality, very good teachers.

By Stefano B

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May 5, 2021

A course really well given . Good job

By Mary R

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May 24, 2020

Really interesting and easy to follow

By Dijana M

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Sep 29, 2016

Excellent course. Highly recommended.

By Diana A

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Jun 29, 2016

An excellent course, I learned a lot.

By Deleted A

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Jun 18, 2016

Love typography and love this course.

By Monali K

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Aug 22, 2020

Knowledgeable and interesting course

By Munjeong K

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Apr 23, 2018

perfect. there are so many exercise.

By liangzi l

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Mar 30, 2017

I am already know how to do a poster